Analysis
HTS 5602.10.10 covers laminated fabrics (223) under heading 5602 (felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 10.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 5602.90.30 (laminated fabrics (223)), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 12 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 12%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 12% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 56 (93rd percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 83.5%, 7.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5602.10.90 | Needleloom felt and stitchbonded fiber fabrics: other | 10.6% |
| 5602.21.00 | Of wool or fine animal hair (414) | 49.5¢/kg + 7.5% |
| 5602.29.00 | Of other textile materials (223) | 6.3% |
| 5602.90.30 | Laminated fabrics (223) | Free |
| 5602.90.60 | Of man-made fibers (223) | 6.3% |
| 5602.90.90 | Other: other (414) | 52.9¢/kg + 8% |